The Singapore Archdiocesan Commission for the Family is launching a mentoring program for married couples to help young couples adjust to married life.
In the Couple Mentor Journey program newlyweds will be paired with couples who have been married for at least five years, reported CatholicNews, Singapore's Catholic newspaper.
According to the archdiocese, there are two dimensions to the program. An accompaniment part focuses on the journey together, and provides support when various issues arise. The second dimension seeks to instruct couples on the sacramentality of marriage, integrated with contemporary relationship psychology.
The program will utilize practical, psychology-based advice, designed to help young couples understand one another and learn how to better communicate.
"[The program] envisions a church where experienced couples share the joys and struggles of married life with the recently engaged and newlyweds, inspiring them with their life experience and the Gospel while accompanying them in friendship," said John Hui, the program’s chairman.